NEW STAGE MAGIC AND RETURNING FAVORITES—
LARRY YANDO AS SCROOGE, MATTHEW
ABRAHAM AS TINY TIM—
AMONG THE JOY IN A CHRISTMAS CAROL, DIRECTED FOR THE FIRST TIME BY
HENRY WISHCAMPER

(Chicago, IL) The most wonderful time of the year is underway as
rehearsals begin this week for Goodman Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, “a joyous present for the entire family” (Chicago
Sun-Times), in its 36th annual production. Directing the holiday favorite for the first time, Henry Wishcamper’s production
features all-new on stage magic—set elements, special effects and more. The cast of 27 (below, includes 14 new and 13
returning cast members) stars Larry Yando, who most recently appeared in Mary Zimmerman’s production of The Jungle
Book as Shere Khan, in his sixth turn as Ebenezer Scrooge and 8-year-old Matthew Abraham as Tiny Tim for the
second year.

A Christmas Carol runs November 16 – December 28 in the Goodman’s Albert Theatre. Tickets ($25 - $83;
subject to change) are available online at GoodmanTheatre.org/Joy, by phone at 312.443.3800 or at the box office
(170 North Dearborn). In addition, tickets to the November 26 and 27 performances are available for $36. BMO Harris
Bank is the Major Corporate Sponsor, PepsiCo is the Official Beverage Sponsor and Aon and KPMG are the
Corporate Sponsor Partners.

“I am honored and excited to direct this beautiful, incredibly moving
show with a long history as a centerpiece of Chicago's holiday celebrations; it’s an amazing feeling to join that
tradition,” said director and Goodman Artistic Associate Henry Wishcamper. “I'm thrilled that Larry returns with his
complex, hilarious, deeply-felt performance as Scrooge. We have a great cast of newcomers and Chicago favorites
joining him.”

Longtime Executive Director Roche Schulfer established A Christmas
Carol as an annual Goodman holiday offering in 1977/1978—a time when only a handful of U.S. theaters mounted the
production. Thirty-six years, 31 Tiny Tims and 20,000 “Bah, Humbug!”s later, 1.2 million theatergoers have experienced
A Christmas Carol, which has also served as an entry point to theater for generations of Chicagoans. Stage and
screen notables including Del Close, Harry J. Lennix, Felicia P. Fields, Raul Esparza, Sally Murphy and Frank Galati have
appeared in the show over the years.

“It was impossible to imagine what a wide-reaching impact A Christmas
Carol could have on the Chicago community,” said Schulfer, who marks 40 years at the Goodman this season.
“Thousands of families make it an annual tradition; those who attended in their youth are now introducing it to their
children and grandchildren. Henry’s production will feature many familiar delights that our audiences have come to count
on, along with some surprises.”

A.C. Smith (Ghost Of Christmas Present) in
A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre

Since 1989, the Goodman has used former dramaturg Tom Creamer’s
adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic 1843 novella—the unforgettable tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge, a wealthy
business man with a disdain for holiday cheer in Victorian London. One Christmas, Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who
take him on an incredible journey that offers him a new perspective on everything from his dusty past to his dark
future, and presents him with an opportunity to sympathize with his fellow man and rediscover life and love. “The
granddaddy of Chicago holiday entertainment” (Time Out Chicago), A Christmas Carol at Goodman Theatre is “the crown jewel
of the holiday season” (Daily Herald).

Old Favorites, New Magic in the Goodman’s 36th Annual Production of A
Christmas Carol Artistic Associate Henry Wishcamper Directs the Show For the First Time

Tickets to A Christmas Carol ($25 – $83; subject to change) are
currently on sale at GoodmanTheatre.org/Joy. Ticketsand subscriptions, including the Goodman WILD CARD, can also be
purchased at the box office (170 North Dearborn),
by phone at 312.443.3800 or at GoodmanTheatre.org/Subscribe. Mezztix
are half-price mezzanine tickets available at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online (promo code MEZZTIX) day
of performance; Mezztix are not available by
telephone. 10Tix are $10 rear mezzanine tickets for students available
at 12 noon at the box office, and at 10am online on the day of performance for Albert Theatre productions and in
advance for all Owen Theatre productions; 10Tix are not available by telephone; a valid student I.D. must be
presented when picking up the tickets; limit four per student with I.D. All tickets are subject to availability and handling
fees apply.

Discounted Group Tickets for 10 persons
or more are available at 312.443.3820. Purchase Goodman Gift
Certificates in any amount at GoodmanTheatre.org/GiftCertificates. The flexibility of Goodman Gift
Certificates allow recipients to choose the production, date and time of their performance. Artists, dates and
ticket prices are subject to change.

The Goodman’s 2013/2014 Season features nine productions on its two
stages—six in the 856-seat Albert Theatre and three in the 400-seat
flexible Owen Theatre, plus the annual New Stages series that includes
two additional workshop
productions. Pullman Porter Blues by Cheryl L. West, directed by Chuck
Smith, is now playing in the Albert Theatre (September 14 – October 27)
and Smokefall by Noah Haidle, directed by Anne Kauffman, is now playing
in the Owen Theatre (October 5 – November 3). Still to come in the
2013/2014 Season is the annual New Stages series (December 7 –22, 2013
in the Owen); the world premiere of Luna Gale by Rebecca Gilman,
directed by Robert Falls (January 18 –February 23, 2014 in the Albert);
Buzzer by Tracey Scott Wilson, directed by Jessica Thebus (February 8 –
March 9, 2014 inthe Owen); the Chicago premiere of Venus in Fur by
David Ives, directed by Joanie Schultz (March 8 – April 13, 2014 in the
Albert); the Chicago premiere of The White Snake written and directed
by Mary Zimmerman, based on the classic Chinese fable (May 3 – June 8,
2014 in the Albert); the world-premiere Goodman commission of Ask Aunt
Susan by playwright-inresidence Seth Bockley, directed by Henry
Wishcamper (May 24 – June 22, 2014 in the Owen); and a major revival of
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s Brigadoon, directed and
choreographed by Rachel Rockwell (June 27 – August 3, 2014 in the
Albert).

About Goodman Theatre

Named “Best Regional Theatre” by Time magazine and “top dog of the
Chicago theater scene” by Frommer’s, Goodman Theatre is world renowned
for the quality and scope of its artistic programming and its
commitment to improving life in the
community. Artistic Director Robert Falls’ and Executive Director Roche
Schulfer’s leadership has earned unparalleled artistic distinction and
experienced unprecedented success, staging more than 80 world
premieres, earning numerous
awards for its productions—including the Tony Award for Outstanding
Regional Theatre (1992) and the Pulitzer Prize for Ruined (2009)—and
producing more than 25 new-work commissions. Founded in 1925 and housed
in a state-of-the-art twotheater complex in the downtown Chicago
Theatre District, the Goodman is Chicago’s oldest and largest
not-for-profit producing theater. American Airlines is the Exclusive
Airline of Goodman Theatre. Ruth Ann M. Gillis is Chairman of the
Board of Trustees, Sherry John is President of the Women’s Board and
Lauren Blair is President of the Scenemakers Board, the Goodman’s young
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